Exploring The Aesthetic Values and Components of Digital Graphic Novels: A Systematic Review

• Main Authors: Abdullah Ali, Hafizah, Husni, Husniza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: UUM Press 2022
• Subjects: NC Drawing Design Illustration
• Online Access: https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29316/1/JCISC%2001%202022%2049-70.pdf; https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29316/; https://doi.org/10.32890/jcisc2022.1.3
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

The digital graphic novel (DGN) is a comic book evolution that tells stories in a range of genres. Due to its benefits, DGN has gained a reputation over the years. This paper explores the theoretical parts of DGNs that make them valuable resources for research and information, identifies the benefits for designers, researchers, and DGN readers. Nonetheless, this study focuses on the aesthetic values and components in designing appealing DGNs. A systematic literature review has been performed on 128 sources. In general, findings from this review have classified five benefits of DGN that impact the educational areas; DGN can encourage learners to read, able to improve critical thinking, serve as a new dimension of learning, build visual literacy, and able to give positive values in learning. This study summarizes the current literature and identified six aesthetic elements and fourteen components that affect the design of DGNs. This study presented a research outline with several opportunities for researchers and practitioners to explore aesthetic values.